Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister?
|
Total |
Vote ALP |
Vote Lib/ |
Vote Greens |
Vote Other |
Tony Abbott as Opp Leader 2 Sep 13 |
Tony Abbott as 24 Sep |
22 Oct |
12 Nov |
14 Jan 14 |
11 Mar |
8 April |
|
| Total approve |
35% |
7% |
80% |
2% |
19% |
40% |
41% |
46% |
45% |
47% |
40% |
41% |
| Total disapprove |
55% |
88% |
12% |
94% |
76% |
49% |
36% |
35% |
40% |
43% |
47% |
47% |
| Strongly approve |
12% |
3% |
29% |
2% |
– |
13% |
14% |
16% |
14% |
13% |
11% |
13% |
| Approve |
23% |
4% |
51% |
– |
19% |
27% |
27% |
30% |
31% |
34% |
29% |
28% |
| Disapprove |
18% |
19% |
10% |
25% |
32% |
19% |
13% |
15% |
19% |
18% |
20% |
17% |
| Strongly disapprove |
37% |
69% |
2% |
69% |
44% |
30% |
23% |
20% |
21% |
25% |
27% |
30% |
| Don’t know |
10% |
5% |
9% |
5% |
5% |
10% |
23% |
19% |
16% |
11% |
12% |
12% |
55% of Australian’s disapprove of the job Tony Abbott is doing as Prime Minister, a jump of +8% since the last time this question was asked in April 2014.
35% approve of the job Tony Abbott is doing, a drop of -6%.
80% of Lib/Nat voters approve of Tony Abbott’s performance, with just 12% disapproving. 88% of Labor voters and 94% of Greens voters disapprove of Tony Abbott’s performance.
Males (39%) were slightly more likely than females (32%) to approve of Tony Abbott, however, the disapproval ratings were similar (54% for males, 57% for females) with females being more likely to select ‘don’t know’ (11% compared to 8% of males).
Those aged 55+ were the most likely to approve of Tony Abbott (49%). Those aged under 30 were the least likely (25%), with those aged 30-55 not significantly different from the average (32%).